Daily Republican., 1887-10-07
Henry GEORGES Theories.
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ins Henry Georges theory, yor prove
that yuu know nothing OF his doctrine.
'Nou convey the impression that hir
idea 10 that mapkin0 are to maiutain .
delightful existence v ithout labor and
that land owners aro Ga be deprived OF
their holdings, and alAo that there is to
be . sort OF "a ualization Of wealth.
The fact Of the mstter 10 Just the re-
verse. 1t Is because there 10 depriva'
tion Of labor. which 10 directly trAceable
to man disregard OF the right Of others,
that we propose TO bring about . state
Of things whereby there would be no In.
vol1 D tary idleness. Tens OF thousands
OF men In this country sre Idle to-day.
Does the REPUBLICAN, think the post
tion Of all voluntary or forcec? We
want to give this army . chance 10
work. Inability to purchase needf full
!, thiags can never constitute over-pro.
duction. 1t 10 monopoly that causes
idleneso, and land monopoly te the
mother OF them all.
Everg man who produces wealth 10 o
laborer In the politico- economic ea1se.
In the bive OF industry only the work.
ers she uld get the honey. Under tbs
simple system Of Henry George, Pasey
& JOnes would get no ID much bene8. as O
man who carries the he'd. There would
be poor men, but no destitute poor
Every man would make q better bvipR
ther,now, 0c IS dcQs-r . t-<sl,.:i at, Eo
mau need be idle. 4.
Henry George does not propose q
take any man's land from him. His
system OF taxation would force those
cosporations, syndicstes and indivldu
ais who have secured enormous tracts
of valuable agricultural and mineral
lands to give them up, for unless they
could use them they could not sfford to
pay the taxee. Henry Georges theory
In nutshell 50 the destruction OF mo
lnopoly, bs II on q large sua.i scale.
| a tax on an artt,le OF human produc
lticD hampers the production Of that a.
ticle TO the extent Of the tax, sn1 1t hal
q detrimental r. * action On the crea
Ition OF other yalues made by human
tagency. Cannot the REPUBLICAN set
that by taking tie tax OF OF articlei
prod U ced By msn and placing 1t on th'
! un earned increment OF the land that {
great spur is given to production?
know Of man ut the middle depot wit
Towns o great many city lois ther,
which he bought for one-ff,h what b,
wants for them now. Now who msd'
this increase value, that man or th
CON munity? You say, why the com
munity of course. Now we propose t,
put all the taxes on the land up to Il
present rental value SO that no man Cal
secure to himself that which other
have made. God made the earth TO
al; " thout 1t no man could live or b
bur led. II 1t is Just for one msn +
OVID on acre, 1t Is lust for him to own
million and II n million the entir
earth. If the REPUBLICAN will sio
cern the differences between Ownership
and possession 1t will have "caugh
! on"
The person wi possess bis land jus
as now. He can sell 1t or will IL. Th
, land is juat as valuable 10 work.
, has simply lost it's speculative cha-ac
ter, All the immense fortunes to 6a
and many OF the smaller ones are Jrsc,
abio to the fact that sons individ IA
, lhave had an opportunity TO extra
from the value OF the land that vaiu
! which community gave 1t Rome d.
lnounced Georges thsUry and excon
Imunica;ed leaned and holy prize
for defending 1t I see 10 today
!. (Monday) New York H,rald that u
= erudite Jesuit, Cardinal Maze,la, wi
was depute1 by the Pope to exauii
and pror ounce upoo Georges work
has completed his labors, and that tht
4 have not only received the approval
Il the Holy ee. but the eulozin Of Ga
Q dinal Mszs.ln as we'll. 1t Is alwa.
Q best to Investigate before criticism
: luiustice and Christianity are POI
d travelling companions.
Mankind has been imposed upon
10 long by few that the imposition h
J, been lost sight Of. All the papers
g nounce Henry Georges theories, b
deuuuciation ~ not argument. Res
Progress nnd Poverty" (it will on
l. cost you twenty cent), and be co
|. yerted. Note also the broad Chrieti,
n spirit that pervades the entire wor
a the plea tor simple jus.ice, and you W
.e little wonder why 1t is that 30 msl
Ia preachers OF Christ are hooking to II
. standard Of the "New Crusa1e" th
psocla.ms the fatherhoOd Of God ai
the brotherhood of man. Respectful
d vours. GEORGE W. KREER.
"a GnEar rnt iaann )ip TINS ant bv a m nj